Scedosporium prolificans
Nosocomial outbreak caused by Scedosporium prolificans (inflatum): four fatal cases in leukemic patients
... disseminated Scedosporium prolificans (inflatum) infection occurring in neutropenic patients are ...S. prolificans (inflatum) was isolated from blood cultures of these four patients, two of whom ...
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Characterization of Scedosporium prolificans clinical isolates by randomly amplified polymorphic DNA analysis
... S. prolificans isolates were obtained from 11 patients with S. prolificans infections diagnosed in three hospitals located in different parts of Spain (Table ...One Scedosporium apiospermum isolate ...
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Scedosporium prolificans Osteomyelitis in an Immunocompetent Child Treated with Voriconazole and Caspofungin, as Well as Locally Applied Polyhexamethylene Biguanide
... of Scedosporium species (8, 13, 28, 38, ...S. prolificans (6, 39, 40, 49), offering a potential agent for a very recalcitrant ...of Scedosporium species infections (Table 2), including reports of ...
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Purification and Characterization of a Mycelial Catalase from Scedosporium boydii, a Useful Tool for Specific Antibody Detection in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
... namely, Scedosporium apiospermum sensu stricto, Scedosporium aurantiacum, Scedosporium minutisporum, and Scedosporium de- hoogii, Scedosporium prolificans having been reassigned ...
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Development and Validation of a Multiplex PCR for Detection of Scedosporium spp in Respiratory Tract Specimens from Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
... of Scedosporium infections in diverse groups of individuals, which are often treatment refractory, warrants timely and accurate laboratory ...for Scedosporium aurantiacum, Scedosporium dehoogii, ...
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Practical Method for Detection and Identification of Candida, Aspergillus, and Scedosporium spp by Use of Rolling Circle Amplification
... SPRO, Scedosporium prolificans; SAPI, Scedosporium apiospermum; AFUM, Aspergillus fumigatus; AFLA, Aspergillus ...S. prolificans WM ...S. prolificans WM ...
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Performance of Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization−Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry for Identification of Aspergillus, Scedosporium, and Fusarium spp in the Australian Clinical Setting
... Lowering the log score cutoff to ⱖ1.80 for species identifica- tion significantly improved identification (69.2% versus 54% of isolates at ⱖ2.00; ␣ ⫽ 0.01) by the Bruker library; this difference was significant also for ...
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Lomentospora prolificans endocarditis case report and literature review
... of Scedosporium prolificans to Lomentospora prolificans arose from fundamental changes in the International Code of Nomenclature based on phylogenetic profiling and combined international my- cology ...
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Multiple Scedosporium apiospermum abscesses in a woman survivor of a tsunami in northeastern Japan: a case report
... In our patient, there was no evidence of fungal infec- tions during the first month after her near-drowning experience. In addition, repeated blood cultures remained negative for fungi. Initially, aspergillosis was ...
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Fatal Mycotic Aneurysms Due to Scedosporium and Pseudallescheria Infection
... by Scedosporium and Pseudallescheria spe- cies are increasingly encountered in both immunocompro- mised and immunocompetent individuals (6, 17, 20, 29, ...to Scedosporium species are rare, how- ever, with ...
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Genotyping Study of Scedosporium apiospermum Isolates from Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
... Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common inherited disease in the Caucasian population; it results from mutations in the gene CFTR, which encodes the chloride channel CF transmembrane regulator, and is characterized by a ...
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A rare case of cytomegalovirus, scedosporium apiospermum and mycobacterium tuberculosis in a renal transplant recipient
... Cytomegalovirus CMV and mycobacterial infections are common and well described post renal transplant infections, particularly in the period of intense immunosuppression; however, Scedosp[r] ...
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Tenosynovitis caused by Scedosporium apiospermum infection misdiagnosed as an Alternaria species: a case report
... against Scedosporium species, whereas other antifungals showed limited ...but Scedosporium species have multidrug-resistant characteristics against many antifungal agents, including azoles and echinocandins ...
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The genomic study of an environmental isolate of Scedosporium apiospermum shows its metabolic potential to degrade hydrocarbons
... Crude oil contamination of soils and waters is a worldwide problem, which has been actively addressed in recent years. Sequencing genomes of microorganisms involved in the degradation of hydrocarbons have allowed the ...
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<p>Tryptophol Coating Reduces Catheter-Related Cerebral and Pulmonary Infections by <em>Scedosporium apiospermum</em></p>
... of Scedosporium infection has been thor- oughly studied, showing a wild range from mild lymphocu- taneous (LC) infections to severe life-threatening disseminated infections involving the central nervous system ...
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Scedosporium apiospermum infectious scleritis following posterior subtenon triamcinolone acetonide injection: a case report and literature review
... Posterior STTA injection is one of the standard options for treating uveitis and macular edema [2–4]. Infectious scleritis (periocular infection) is a rare compli- cation that occurs after posterior STTA injection, with ...
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Orbital apex syndrome secondary to a fungal nasal septal abscess caused by Scedosporium apiospermum in a patient with uncontrolled diabetes: a case report
... Orbital apex syndrome secondary to a fungal nasal septal abscess caused by Scedosporium apiospermum in a patient with uncontrolled diabetes: a case report Ippei Kishimoto1, Shogo Shinoha[r] ...
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Rhizomucor and Scedosporium Infection Post Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplant
... that Rhizopus oryzae, the most common pathogen causing mucormycosis, expresses the target enzyme for echinocandins (1,3 beta- glucan synthase) [28]. Though we did not identified the isolated Rhizopus at the species ...
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Scedosporium brain abscess in an individual with Crohn's disease on chronic immunosuppression
... The choice of antifungal agent in CNS scedosporiosis is important, as various case series have shown that it is invariably resistant to amphotericin B and fluconazole. Variable results have been obtained from miconazole ...
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Scedosporium apiospermum Soft Tissue Infection Successfully Treated with Voriconazole: Potential Pitfalls in the Transition from Intravenous to Oral Therapy
... formed, and necrosis involving multiple extensor tendons of the wrist was noted intraoperatively. Specimens from her wrist joint and tendons were sent for bacterial, mycobacterial, and fungal cultures. Small, gray ...
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